Category Archives: Clinical Corner

Using technology to help your child with autism. Technology has made its way into so many different parts of our lives. From the way we communicate with each other, there are a plethora of smartphone apps to help us get the message across faster, easier, and better. But how about for individuals that struggle with

The Importance of Parent Involvement in a Child’s ABA Program Parental involvement in the development of a child’s abilities and the success of their ABA program cannot be overemphasized. ABA programs rely a lot on consistency, environment, and reinforcement, which cannot be done without the parents’ active role at home. A child whose parents are not

5 Tips for Teaching Social Skills Socialization is a big step in a child’s life, but presents a particular challenge for parents of children with autism. Trouble with social skills both verbal and nonverbal, as well some level of difficulty in establishing relationships with and interacting with other people make the task a little harder. Social

How to Use Differential Reinforcement Differential Reinforcement is used quite successfully to increase the frequency and adoption of a certain behavior by using positive reinforcement. In other words, negative behavior is to be ignored, and the desired behavior recognized and rewarded. This researched approach has come to find wide acceptance today in the field of

Picking up any new skill is no easy task. Whether it is learning a new language, picking up a completely new trade skill or something simpler, it is hard to go from novice to expert overnight. And that’s where shaping can help make things a lot easier on you or anyone who you are training.

What’s Your MO? (Motivating Operations) Motivating Operations are quite simply the ‘motivations’ behind a certain behavior. It is what evokes you to do something or stops you from doing something. Motivating Operations are the motivations that encourage or discourage certain behaviors. Their purpose is to enhance or reduce the reinforcement value. It could impact the effectiveness

Using a Task Analysis to Teach a Child to Brush Their Teeth Task analysis is a technique that is being applied with a fair measure of success to simplify seemingly complex activities for someone who may have trouble with it otherwise. One such task is the act of brushing your teeth. Something the average adult